14.302 Safe at Home Program -- Designated addresses -- Program open to victims of specified offenses -- Criminal history background check and fingerprinting of Secretary of State employees administering program. (1) The Safe at Home Program is hereby established within the Office of the Secretary of State. (2) The Safe at Home Program shall be operated with the intent to protect victims of: (a) Domestic violence; (b) Human trafficking; (c) Stalking; (d) Sexual assault; (e) Rape; and (f) Other sexual c rimes as defined by KRS 17.500. (3) The Safe at Home Program shall authorize the use of designated addresses for victims, their minor children, and all other individuals residing with the victim. (4) The Safe at Home Program shall be open to victims of a s pecified offense who are United States citizens and residents of Kentucky, without any cost to the program participant. (5) The Secretary of State shall require that each person employed in the Office of the Secretary of State directly responsible for the administration of the Safe at Home Program submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State. re that each person employed in the Office of the Secretary of State directly responsible for the administration of the Safe at Home Program submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State. The Department of Stat e shall exchange fingerprint data with the Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to conduct a criminal history background check of each employee directly responsible for the administration of the program. Effective: June 29 , 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2023. -- Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013.
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